Hi,
I don’t see rifle build since two or three month, this weapon type isn’t viable actually ?
this is the build im using for my 2h rifle sorcerer very fun
http://grimcalc.com/build/qI3Sgkd
im still at lvl 78 playing on ultimate atm
Screen => http://imgur.com/a/xwLAH
Valdun’s set with cadence is rather good right now. Doing a write up on it for others to see and tweak but right now having no issues with Ultimate outside of the reflect heroes/bosses.
Is three points in searing strike not worth it? I have a low level toon that I’ve slowly worked on between other characters (around 35) and it seems like a good value for 3 points.
Thanks for the calc link, give me an idea to work around! Really excited to get a rifle build working. Demo only yet. Is there any credence to the idea of a cadence or primal strike rifle build, ya think?
Have a hellborne rifle commando as well as a valdun commando. I like the hellborne as it has better aoe and resists. Not using ulzuin’s set so i can use shadowflame mantle shoulder armor, the proc is amazing
hello i’ve got the same issue as the author of this topic, but with the class saboter.
it’s my very first character and my build is hand made (and yolo)
my idea was to have the distance damage of the demolitionnist combined with the survivability of the nightblade
when i check the different saboter’s build, it seems they all use Melee weapon.
so i am like “oh shit i did totally wrong”.
here’s my actual builde
build : http://grimcalc.com/build/3jlhXeV
i’m planning to invest point in :
Temper
pneumatic burst - shadow dance - elemental awakening
grenado - high impact
fire strike - brimstone
as for the devotion i want a fire oriented devotion.
Can u tell me if it’s ok or what i have to change ?
Thx a lot 
(seems like i can’t post link for the moment, i will post on other topic to be able to xD )
Running a Sorc with a Vortex of Souls. Fire Strike with every shot piercing to multi proc Explosive Strike and Brimstone is pretty nice. Also Reckless Power synergizes well with the the all aether weapon damage and fire portions of Fire Strike.
I also run 2 pc Harbinger and Kraken Constellation to get a lot of attack speed. Shadowflame Mantel and the 2 pc Harbinger again also add do some work adding chaos damage.
I tried (on a testing char) to make a build around vortex of souls and the damage was quite low. I realized that Devastation can’t be used if you don’t have and offhand. How much dps do you get in your build?
Greetings
Not entirely sure. Char is only 80 at the moment and not fully optimized. Sheet dps of Fire Strike is 30K. 13.5-16K sheet Fire Strike damage. Currently crits solo are in the mid 20K range but I’ve seen them spike into the 70s when in the arena with full party/arena buffs.
Better group clear than an optimized pet spec, worse single target than an optimized pet spec.
I have a DW elementalist using Ulzuin’s set. When I reworked him a little, it increase the DPS to 41k and I still think the 33k of the DW was still far superior because of the shots per second. More shots means you won’t waste a 20k shot to kill a 5k hp esqueleton.
I don’t know if I explained my point of view correctly (my english is still bad).
Greetings
Yes sry i got points on it … forgot to put in the grim calc
Here’s where I’m aiming (with a few points left to juggle around): http://grimcalc.com/build/dlw2vRQ
Note that Searing Strike is now two skills: one for two handers, one for melee one handed. Also, I’ve got lucky and got that legendary fire rifle and shoulders.
The rest of the points will go into Blast Shield, Flashbang, BWC or Firestrike line, depending on what I’ll need. I may even deduct point from AotG if I don’t need the physical resist.
Devotions I don’t remember exactly, they may not add up as listed. You may also want to shift some points around to get (some of) Ulzuin’s Torch.
I’ve started this thinking of going dual pistols in the end (would require speccing out of Kraken, of coourse), but I see no reason it can’t stay as it is.
sry you right i got it maxed it totaly worth it i forgot to put tath on the grim calc
Entire point of the Vortex is to avoid that waste entirely. Your 20K shot hits the 5K hp skeleton and the 3 behind him with that one shot. And all 4 of them explode. That’s what makes it so good in terms of crowd clearing.
Single target dps is merely ok though and nothing to write home about.
Perhaps use vortex on trash and switch to hellborne for bosses?
I was making a Valdun’s build. I tried soldier as the main class in a testing level 75 character and it was a big fail (low damage). Should I take demolitionist as the main class? I was looking for a physical/piercing build but a fire/physical/piercing build using demolitionist +shaman or soldier would be better. What do you think?
The char:
Greetings
Low damage is definitely not a thing I ran into with my cadence rifleman.
If damage was an issue you probably didn’t invest enough into OA.
Right now my biggest issues are durability and energy. So I’m still tweaking the build a bit for that. Might start taking points out of the flash bang line and some other places to get blast shield for that. It’s hard to budge on it since I rather like the high fumble chance. We’ll see.
As for your current Elementalist set up I’d not use Valdun’s at all when you have access to Hellborne and Raka’jax as potential weapons.
That’s interesting. I tried the soldier and saw I had low damage, so I tried with shaman+demolitionist. Could you shouw your gear+grimcalc please?
Greetings
Gear is at the end of the vid just pause on the stuff you’re curious about.
http://grimcalc.com/build/jxiLYDS Current grimcalc.
Still tweaking it of course.
Thanks a lot for the information. I finally got the amulet and the dps raised a lot. I made a few changes on the green items. I put 2 lifegiver signets, Markovian’s Vanguard (not the best item probably) and Markovian’s Stratagem as medal (I don’t have Badge of Mastery). The dps is around 31k and the defenses are nice (chaos a bit low but it can be raised changing Markovian’s Vanguard for Shadowflame Mantle (less than 1k drop dps for chaos resistance). I used sash of the immortal sage for resistances.
I’m still leveling the character from level 75 to 85. I’m near Darius and I had no problems against the enemies. The active of the rifle is pretty good. I clear waves very easy and it deals a lot of damage to bosses (all the 8 shots at once!).
Greetings and thanks